QUETTA: Balochistan Education Minister Naseebullah Murree has stressed the need to work hard for the betterment of the education sector, acknowledging that it has been lagging behind.

“We are also instructed by Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo to pay attention to the education sector,” he said while speaking at the inaugural function of the Balochistan Education Sector Plan 2020-25 on Tuesday.

The plan is being launched with the technical assistance of the European Union, UN children’s fund Unicef, Global Partnership for Education.

Every child in Balochistan has the right to basic education, Mr Murree said, adding that the present government “is taking revolutionary steps” to improve the education sector.

Secretary Secondary Education Balochistan Abdul Rauf Baloch and others also spoke on the occasion. Palwasha Jalalzai, an education specialist at Unicef, gave a detailed briefing regarding the programme.

Adviser to Balochistan Chief Minister for Sports, Culture and Tourism Abdul Khaliq Hazara, Environment Secretary Abdul Saboor Kakar, Director Schools Abdul Wahid Shakir, Provincial Institute for Teacher Education’s Director Ijaz Azeem Baloch and education department officials also attended the event.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2021